Improving Self-Reported Person-centered Care Competency in Nursing Students: A Pilot Study Using Interactive Case Studies.

BACKGROUND:To prepare nursing students to deliver high-quality care, educators need strategies to foster person-centered care (PCC). PURPOSE:This pilot study evaluated an intervention with interactive case studies on undergraduate nursing students' PCC competency. METHODS:We conducted a pilot study with sophomore undergraduate nursing students (n = 39) from a Midwestern US university. We developed a 90-minute class seminar with interactive case studies highlighting how patient preferences, values, and circumstances could influence fall risk. We assessed PCC using the Patient-Centered Care Competency Scale. RESULTS:Although there was no statistically significant change in overall PCC competency before and after the intervention, we noted a small to medium effect size on PCC competency per Cohen's d standards (d = 0.35). Content analysis of students' open-ended responses reflected PCC and clustered into 5 themes. CONCLUSIONS:Findings suggest that educators may use interactive case studies to foster nursing student PCC competency.